diff --git a/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9ValuePropagation.cpp b/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9ValuePropagation.cpp
index 20e031e3b24..86ddee73242 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9ValuePropagation.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9ValuePropagation.cpp
@@ -1768,6 +1768,9 @@ J9::ValuePropagation::constrainRecognizedMethod(TR::Node *node)
          }
       case TR::java_lang_Class_getComponentType:
          {
+         if (!lastTimeThrough())
+            return;
+
          TR::Node *classChild = node->getLastChild();
          bool classChildGlobal;
          TR::VPConstraint *classChildConstraint = getConstraint(classChild, classChildGlobal);